The Yankees 'roster didn't have its usual stability either: There were 49 different players on the roster, and the bullpen's setup men for Rivera was a constant trouble spot, with everyone from Armando Benitez to too-old Jesse Orosco to always-injured Antonio Osuna trying to fill the roles.

The guard captain shakes his head but makes his way toward the small doorway that leads to what will be a kitchen but serves now only to store their limited stock of beverages, plus too-old cheese and crumbling biscuits.